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Source: 7 mistakes to avoid so your NY absentee ballot will count – syracuse.com

Source: Syracuse, Cornell mandate student flu shots to avoid ‘twindemic’ of flu, coronavirus – syracuse.com

Source: Syracuse University asked to reinstate prof who called coronavirus ‘Wuhan flu’ – syracuse.com

Source: CDC recommends not doing traditional trick-or-treating for Halloween – syracuse.com

Source: CVPH staff member being treated at hospital for COVID-19

A website launched by the New York State Office for the Aging, in partnership with Bellage Inc. and the Association of Aging in New York was featured in today’s Press-Republican. It’s a self-check-up tool for older people to evaluate their COVID-19 risk. Click here to visit. The process takes about 5 to 10 minutes. 

September 22, 2020. Today the United States crossed a tragic milestone — 200,000 Americans have died of COVID. It is an immeasurable loss: These Americans were mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors. We mourn the gaping hole in the hearts of their loved ones and for the wound inflicted […]

Source: NY changes nursing home visitation rules | Sun Community News ALBANY | New York has revised their nursing home visitation rules, allowing COVID tested visitors in facilities without a positive case in 14 days rather than 28.

Source: Two Covid cases hit Essex County government | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN |Two cases of Covid-19 in Essex County government appear to have been contained, after health officials took aggressive action to make sure the disease didn’t spread further, Su

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik   Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted in favor of the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act, legislation she co-sponsored. This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers. It establishes a national database at the CDC on suicide incidences and […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Here are today’s Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case counts. Contact tracing associated with two recent lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County is ongoing. If you believe you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, contact your health care provider. For information on symptoms of COVID-19, visit https://bit.ly/3clPpdm. Residents are encouraged to continue taking preventive steps, […]

Roughly fifty (50) people are quarantining for fourteen (14) days. Within these people include an administrator, school nurse, per diem school nurse, numerous Beekmantown Elementary School teachers, a Cumberland Head Elementary School teacher, two Beekmantown Middle School teachers, and an office assistant to name a few. Nine (9) people were sent by the Clinton County […]

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce On Sept. 11, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued revisions to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act regulations, which implement paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave. FFCRA requires private-sector employers with fewer than 500 employees and certain public employers to provide covered […]

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Quebec health officials saw a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections and decided on Sunday to move three zones, including the island of Montreal, into “alert.” The zones, the island of Montreal, part of the Capitale-Nationale region, including Quebec City, and the Chaudière-Appalaches region south of the […]

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce States added: Arizona Minnesota Nevada Rhode Island Wyoming The governor also announced that New York State has now conducted 10 million COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The number of new cases, the percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov. “For a […]

Source: First wave of Onondaga County job cuts hits library hardest – syracuse.com

Source: Meadowbrook announces positive employee COVID test | Sun Community News Nursing employee in subacute unit undergoing self-quarantine

Here are today’s (9/21/20) Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case updates. CCHD is reporting 2 new lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 4 active cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County at this time. As many in our community are aware, one of these positive cases is a student within the Beekmantown School […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released five audits of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medicaid program that identified approximately $706.6 million in unnecessary, improper or questionable payments and made several recommendations for improving the program. “The state is facing budget gaps of billions of dollars because of the COVID-19 crisis and needs […]

Here are today’s Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case updates. Fall has arrived and in the North Country, that means apples, pumpkins, and hayrides. While most of your favorite fall activities can be done safely, it will be important for you and your family to be prepared. – Bring an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with you and […]

Source: After 2 test positive for COVID-19, Potsdam high school goes remote | NCPR News

September 17, 2020. As we draw closer to Election Day, I want to remind New Yorkers again that amid the pandemic, you have several options to ensure your safety when casting your vote this year. Voting is a cornerstone of our democracy and it is important that we can exercise our right to vote while […]

Source: New York nursing home visitors required to present negative COVID-19 test